Light up the *DAY* with a PDW Radbot 1000 &/or Planet Bike Superflash Turbo [Bike Month v12#1]

We all know that when riding at night bicyclists can dramatically increase their visibility with lights ... but what about during the day?

Does bicycle lighting increase the visibility of cyclists during the light of day?

Thanks to recent innovations in high visibility bicycle lighting the answer is "Yes!"

When cyclists ride with high visibility lighting, even on a sunny day, motorists are able to see them sooner, which gives the driver more time to react and choose when to safely overtake the cyclist.

Here's a video I created this morning that depicts two low-cost super high visibility bicycle rear lights - the Planet Bike SuperFlash Turbo and the Portland Design Works RadBot 1000.

Tangent - in this video I mention that I bought my commuter bike for $50 on Craigslist. Coincidentally, it has been costing around $50 each time the tank needs to be filled on the wagon in front of the bike. Get bike. Have fun getting around on it. Save $$ :)

Portland Design Works (www.ridepdw.com) "The Radbot has one directive: to defend you and your bike from rear collisions."



Planet Bike (www.planetbike.com) I love that Planet Bike is expressly marketing this light for daytime use :)


"I didn't see them."

These four words are the most common response given when a motorist has hit a cyclist.

The great news is that cyclists can take steps to enormously increase their daytime & nighttime visibility.

Please join me in lighting up the day by equipping your bicycles with high visibility lighting and turning it on every time you ride - night and day :)